Groups for and against a revision of the Constitution held rallies Friday in Tokyo to mark the 55th anniversary of the supreme charter.
The rallies were held amid increasing calls for a revision of the war-renouncing document from inside and outside the nation's political circle.
Political leaders and citizens hoping to keep the Constitution intact shared concerns over a government-submitted set of bills designed to give the national government controlling power in case of foreign military attacks.
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